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The Forgotten Soldier

history written by the victorious
remembered by the soldier
forgotten by all
battered, bruised, discarded
honour cast aside
no medals for the forgotten warrior
once forgotten
memories now return
new wounds emerge
new scars
new pain and guilt
but still society forgets
wars once popular
now become an anathema
silence abounds
but the memories remain
history written in black
but remembered in blood
history written in scars
survives beyond the fading text
politicians write the history
soldiers carry the weight of that history